Anthem order should not be overstretched: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court refuses to entertain a plea seeking playing of the national anthem in courts after the Attorney General submits that the petitioner should file a proper application. The SC says its order on the national anthem...
Parrikar, Army rebut Mamata: Toll plaza deployment routine exercise
New Delhi: The TMC raises the issue of "army deployment in West Bengal" in the Lok Sabha as does the Congress in the Rajya Sabha. Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad says, "It seems out of the way. Army doesn't collect...
Won’t leave office till Centre withdraws Army from toll plazas: Mamata
Kolkatta: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday night refused to leave the state secretariat until Army personnel are withdrawn from toll plaza in front of it. "Until and unless Army stationed in front of Nabanno, the Bengal state govt...
Jio has grown faster than FB, Whatsapp, Skype : Ambani
Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and MD, Reliance Industries reveals big plans for Reliance Jio for the first 3 months. Highlights. Ambani says Reliance Jio has grown faster than Facebook, WhatsApp or Skype. Ambani says in 3 Months, Reliance Jio has become...
ATF price cut by 3.7%, LPG hiked by Rs 2 per cylinder
New Delhi: Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price was today cut by 3.7 per cent while subsidised LPG rate was hiked by Rs 2.07 per cylinder, the seventh increase in cooking gas price in six months. ATF or jet fuel price...
After Rahul, now Cong’s Twitter account hacked
File Pic The Congress party twitter account @INCINDIA hacked, abusive tweets pour out. Just yesterday, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's official Twitter account was on Wednesday night hacked and some expletives-laden tweets were posted. Confirming the development, his office said efforts were...
12 vehicles crash into each other on Yamuna Expressway due to dense fog
At least 12 vehicles crash into each other due to dense fog at Yamuna Expressway in Mathura, killing one and injuring more than 10 people. Dense fog engulfed North India on Thursday morning with visibility less than 50 metres in New...
National anthem must in all cinemas in India, standing up compulsory: SC
The Supreme Court has directed all cinema halls in the country to play the national anthem before a film. The SC says citizens must respect the anthem and the flag and orders that nobody can print the anthem on any...
Malegaon blast 2008: Mumbai HC starts hearing Sadhvi Pragya’s bail plea
Mumbai / Nagpur: Hearing the bail application of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, arrested in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, the Bombay High Court today directed that the statements of witnesses be produced on the next date for further consideration.Although...
Withdrawals from Jan Dhan accounts capped at Rs 10,000/month
The Reserve Bank of India has announced that cash withdrawals from Jan Dhan accounts will be capped at Rs 10,000 per month. The move comes following reports that these accounts have been misused by black money holders post-demonetisation. In just...
Security beefed up in Vaishnodevi following Nagrota terror attack
Authorities today sounded an alert and stepped up security in and around Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishnodevi cave shrine in Trikuta hills of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district. "We have sounded an alert. Security has been beefed up at...
Nandan Nilekani may join NITI Aayog as ‘digital advisor’
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has asked former UIDAI chairman and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to advise the NDA government on digital payments, especially on linking governmental banking services directly to its employees, including the Army, judiciary and paramilitary forces. Nilekani,...
I was ready to cooperate, but no probe agency contacted me: Zakir Naik
Asserting that he has repeatedly offered his cooperation to Central agencies in their investigations, Islamic Research Foundation chief Zakir Naik has justified his decision to steer clear of India saying that he was an NRI and that his work kept...
Show all bank transactions from Nov 8, Modi tells BJP MPs and MLAs
File PhotoPrime Minister Narendra Modi has asked all Bharatiya Janata Party members of Parliament and legislative assemblies to submit details of their bank account transactions between November 8 and December 31 to party president Amit Shah. The PM conveyed this...
Note ban: Opposition parties launch nationwide protests
The opposition parties launched nationwide protests on Monday against the Centre's move to ban Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes. While the Congress said that there is no call for a strike and only protests will be held, the Left...
Khalistani terrorist who escaped from Nabha jail arrested
Nabha: Rapid Action Force men at Nabha Central Jail, which was stormed by armed men who helped in escaping six terrorists including Khalistan Liberation Front chief Harminder Mintoo, in Nabha on Sunday. New Delhi: Khalistani terrorist Harminder Singh Mintoo who...
One elephant dies, two others injured at ‘Patanjali park’ in Assam
Assam: It was a heart wrenching sight for everyone. A three months' old baby elephant lay whimpering near the corpse of his mother who died after falling into the ditch dug for construction of Baba Ramdev's much touted 'Food Park'...
Nation observes Constitution Day today
India observes its Constitution Day on Saturday, as it was on this day in 1949, the Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution, however, it came into force a year later. The government had last year, decided to observe 26th November as...
PM Modi leads Time’s Person of the Year reader’s poll
Prime Minister Narendra Modi currently leads Time's Person of the Year reader's poll, with 11% of the votes cast. Modi is currently ahead of other figures such as WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange and United States president-elect Donald Trump, the magazine...
Govt launches AirSewa website and app to track flights, register complaints
The aviation ministry on Friday launched the AirSewa portal and mobile app that will include a mechanism for grievance redressal, back-office operations for grievance handling, flight status and airport information. Aviation minister Ashok Gajpathi Raju said the government was committed to...
“Let’s see what emotion the P.M. shows inside Parliament” says Rahul Gandhi
"While speaking about the effects of demonetisation, we have seen the P.M. laughing once, haven't we? He has also broken into tears 3-4 times. Let him come to the Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha and we shall see what happens....
